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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DOWNEY DENYING THE APPEAL OF DETOUR INN
FOR AN ENTERTAINMENT PERMIT.
WHEREAS, the Chief of Police of the City of Downey
denied the application of the Detour Inn for an entertainment
permit; and
WHEREAS, the applicant appealed to the City Council;
and
WHEREAS, on May 23, 1967 the Council held a hearing
on such appeal and heard evidence for and against the issuance
of the permit.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL AFTER CONSIDERING THE
EVIDENCE PRESENTED AT SUCH HEARING AND ITS REVIEW OF THE MATTER
FINDS AND DETERMINES AS FOLLOWS:
The Detour Inn is a place of business located within
the City of Downey.
Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 4 and Part 2 of
Chapter 5 of Article VI of the Downey Municipal Code the Detour
Inn on May 20, 1966 was issued an entertainment permit for the
place of business located at 13511 Lakewood Boulevard.
On July 9, 1966 such entertainment permit was revoked
by the Chief of Police pursuant to the provisions of Section
6408 of the Downey Municipal Code.
After such revocation the owners and managers of the
Detour Inn continued to operate the same with live entertain-
ment contrary to the provisions of Section 6506 of the Downey
Municipal Code.
Such operation was continued in spite of notification
of the Police Department for a substantial period of time.
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A criminal complaint was filed against the owner and
manager of the Detour Inn for operating in violation of the
provisions of Section 6506 of the Downey Municipal Code.
After a trial thereon a verdict of guilty was rendered
by the court.
On or about January 31, 1967, an application for an
entertainment permit was made by Leemond H. Katz for the pur-
pose of obtaining an entertainment permit at the Detour Inn.
The applicant is a shareholder in a corporation that
ownes the Detour Inn.
Such corporation was the owner at the time of the afore-
mentioned revocation of permit and Demitri George who was con-
victed of operating the Detour Inn without a permit is a member
of said corporation, that the corporation consists of four
members only.
On July 19, 1966 a police officer of the City was pre-
sent in the Detour Inn and witnessed an employee of the Detour
Inn, while the management was present, performing lewd and dis-
solute acts in that she did dance in a lewd and suggestive manner
and encouraged and allowed a male patron to contact her body in
a lewd and dissolute manner.
The dancer thereupon was arrested upon wa s and charged with vio -
lation of Penal Code 647a and even after such arrest continued
on in such place of business for approximately two weeks.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DO'NEY DOES RESOLVE FURTHER
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Based upon such findings said City Council
concludes and determines that the denial of the application for
such permit by the Chief of Police was correct and determines and
concludes that the proposed enterprise would be detrimental to
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the public peace, health, safety, morals and welfare of the City
and its inhabitants by reason of the nature of the business and
by reason of the moral character of the applicant and by reason
of the manner in which the business is proposed to be operated.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this Resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this ;' day of , 1967.
Mayor -_
ATTEST:
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. C iy Clerk
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No.
was adopted at a A �: meeting of the City Council of
the City of Downey held on the /7 day of 1967,
by the following vote, to wit:
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AYES : Councilmen - - Y 1 y� ,
NOES: Councilmen
ABSENT: Councilmen
6 y Clerk
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